1630s; see independent + -ence. Earlier in same sense was independency (1610s). U.S. Independence Day (July 4) recorded under that name by 1791. An Old English word for it was selfdom, with dom "law."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The pull-out of the army paves the way for independence.
軍隊(duì)的撤出為獨(dú)立鋪平了道路。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.
條約規(guī)定他們必須尊重其鄰國(guó)的獨(dú)立。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
愛(ài)沙尼亞稱其也計(jì)劃就獨(dú)立問(wèn)題進(jìn)行全民公決。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence.
斯洛文尼亞將為獨(dú)立付出巨大的代價(jià)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Many Croats and Slovenes saw independence as the fast track to democracy.